South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-10-07

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dead with Ann and my wife. l mere.
~ looked a. the body without getting
of NY horse. and cstne back TO the
house then went over TO George
Hines. Ann tcck me TO the place.
The pistol with which she killed
Brooks had been 1t my house for
sor,e time. had II loaded aud put
II 10 the sideboard. The deputy
sheriff got the pistol. think Mr..
Daley, States Attorney. has it now.
W hen Ann went after the cows OF
Sunday, the morning she killed
Brooks. she Was gone very short
time-not over q halt hour"
Mrs. Offner, the prisoners mother.
next testifi d. She said Ann told
her che had killed Brooks IS so1n AZ
she got back TO the house from the
field, where the killing occorred. She
gave tile time OF shooting at half past
Sor 9 O'Clock in tue morning. The
res. OF her testimony was corrvbora.
tive Of her husbands.
John Sanders, who lives close to
Ir. others house, swore that one
night in February. 1886. after Ann
Ohfner had found out that Brooks had
deceived her in the matter OF marry
ing her, Ann came to his house and
stayed all night. Brooks came there
between IL and ~ o'clock and tried
to get her 10 60 back home with him.
Ann told Mr.. Sanders 10 tell him TO
GO 10 the devil. Sanders also stated
that Aun usually went after the cows
N the field near his house. but some-
times her fathers hired mau clme af.
ter them. In April. 1886. Sanders
noticed Brooke prowling around this
fo!d watching for Ann. When tho
hired man came after the cows Brooks
would drop down 10 the grass or
60 off. Sanders also te stifled 10
passing = night at others house
about tina, tune. When lie got up in
the morning he saw Brooks step out
from behind the barn and stand as
though watching for some one. Heard
him make noise like breaking q
stick. Brooks left when he saw wit
ness.
jacob Hines. who also lives near
others, said that Ann Ofrner passed
a night at his house about tue first of
March, 1856. Brooks came there
about midnight after Ann. Witness
told h IN she was not there. Brooks
said he knew she was there. and he
was going 10 have her or have blood.
He said il Ann would not live with
him she should not live with ANYBODY.
Ann came cut and told Brooks her
feet were sore. Brooks sail: III
you cant walk you can crawl, and II
you can't crawl 1 can carry you"
George lines testified "Anu Off
ner stayed all night at my house once
in April, 1886 Brooks came there
after her very late. When Ann found
out that Brooks was there she hid her.
self; but Brooks said he knew she
was there, and ths. she had to come
home. He hunted her up and made
her go with him."
Peter jowman who worked fer Mr
Ofner testified TO seeing Ann in hcl
fatheis barn, Ia king to Brooks, 9
month or two before she killed him
Bowman was the last witness exam
inc in the case.
'--Rhe afternoon session vas devoted
TO speech. 8 by counsel.
Large crowds filed tho courthouse,
and the interest in the proceed
ings was intense. The accused KEEP,
her handkerchief 10 her face and cried
nearly all the time.
The case was givea to the jury at IL a. m
Friday. After staying o2t till nearly p
m. they sent word to The Court that they
could render no veedi0t that night Que o
them decla ring that he would starve befor,
he would agree. 1hereupon, His Honor ad
journed Court till 8 a m. Satur day, ct which
time the jury were no nearer TO arri wing at
con lcusio d in the matter than they had been
the day before They remained in their room
till one O'Clock. when they came in. Sale
they could not agree, and were discharged
The jury stood ten for acquittal and 1--WE
for conviction Of voluntary granddaughter
The prisoner " i'll probably have a new ri:
at the February term Of Court